Ikermiut Explained

Ikermiut
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Greenland
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous country
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Avannaata
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1916[1]
Extinct Title:Abandoned
Extinct Date:1954
Timezone:UTC-03
Coordinates:74.3347°N -56.9917°W

Ikermiut is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located on Ikermiut Island in the center of Inussulik Bay, a bay in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.[2] The settlement was abandoned in 1954 in favor of more northerly settlements of Nuussuaq and Kullorsuaq, due to rough sea waves of Inussulik Bay overflowing the island.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Petersen, Robert. Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. 107,133,233. 2003. 978-87-635-1261-9.
  2. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992